Post by Sprockey on Oct 18, 2017 9:00:36 GMT -5
Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders never actually joined the Democratic Party -- and some party officials are still bothered by it.
Bob Mulholland, a Democratic National Committeeman from California, introduced a resolution that the party will consider at its Las Vegas meeting later this week calling on Sanders and Maine Independent Sen. Angus King -- both of whom caucus with the Democrats -- to actually join the party.
"There's only two real teams in the presidential election in 2020, and that's Trump versus a Democrat," Mulholland said Tuesday night. "And with Trump running the White House, we need more people to call themselves Democrats and stop standing on the sidelines."
Any DNC member can introduce a resolution -- and Mulholland's has a long way to go before having the party's endorsement. It'll head to a resolutions committee that will meet Friday in Las Vegas, where it could be amended, rejected or approved. It would then advance to the full DNC membership for a vote Saturday.
Bob Mulholland, a Democratic National Committeeman from California, introduced a resolution that the party will consider at its Las Vegas meeting later this week calling on Sanders and Maine Independent Sen. Angus King -- both of whom caucus with the Democrats -- to actually join the party.
"There's only two real teams in the presidential election in 2020, and that's Trump versus a Democrat," Mulholland said Tuesday night. "And with Trump running the White House, we need more people to call themselves Democrats and stop standing on the sidelines."
Any DNC member can introduce a resolution -- and Mulholland's has a long way to go before having the party's endorsement. It'll head to a resolutions committee that will meet Friday in Las Vegas, where it could be amended, rejected or approved. It would then advance to the full DNC membership for a vote Saturday.
www.cnn.com/2017/10/18/politics/dnc-resolution-bernie-sanders-angus-king/
